The American Academy in Rome requests an NEH grant of $320,400 in support of Rome Prize Fellowships in the humanities for post-doctoral scholars (two fellowships each year for a total of six fellowships) during the years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and towards publicity and selections costs for the fellowship competition. Rome Prize Fellowships are at the core of the Academy's mission to advance and foster excellence in the arts and humanities. NEH funds will help provide term support towards the selected Fellows' stipends, room and board for two Fellows for each of three years. These Fellows will have the opportunity to live at the Academy in an environment of interdisciplinary exchange, they will have access to the Academy's own Library and research collections, and with the Academy's help, access to other libraries, collections and archives, as well as the Academy's creative and intellectual programs.